Pocket savings bank



Feb 4, 1953 G. u. TEGNER POCKET SAVINGS BANK Filed Oct. 14, 1952 FIG.|

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l NVENTOR Y GEORGE U. TEGNER ATTORN YS:

United States POCKET SAVINGS BANK George U. Tegner, Rockford, Ill., assigner to Wm. J. McSweeney, Inc., a corporation of llinois Application October 14, 1952, Serial No. 314,597

1 Claim. (Cl. 232-5) device a representative of a savings department retains the key for opening the pocket savings bank when it is presented by the depositor.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a pocket savings bank having a simple, durable lock which can be easily opened by a locking key.

Another object is to provide a pocket savings bank having a lock which will function properly under continued usage.

A further object is to provide a strong, durable bank which is not cumbersome to carry, and which is relatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture in quantity.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the pocket savings bank;

Fig. 2, an elevational view of the bank partition;

Fig. 3, a sectional view taken as indicated at line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, a sectional view taken as indicated at line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5, a sectional view taken as indicated at line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6, an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of a portion of Fig. 1 showing the pocket savings bank in locked engagement; and

Fig. 7, a view as in Fig. 6 showing the pocket savings bank in unlocked position after the insertion of the unlocking key.

In the embodiment illustrated, a metal housing, generally designed 8, is preferably made from two rectangular pieces of sheet metal which form the front and rear walls 9 and 10 of the housing. The longitudinal marginal portions 12 of one piece are bent to embrace the edges of the other piece and provide narrow end Walls 11, as shown in Fig. 5. The housing 8 is preferably open at its top end 13 to receive coins 14. Sight slots 15 may be provided in both the front and the rear walls. These openings usually have peripheral flanges 16 which resiliently engage the coins to prevent rattling.

nem o The bottom of the housing is open to receive slidably the metal partition 17. integrally formed ribs 18 are upstanding from both faces and serve to guide the partition into the housing 8, and also to divide the interior of the housing into chambers 19 to receive the inserted coins. The longitudinal marginal portions of the partition may have laterally turned portions 20 to align the partition and guide it into the housing 8. Sight openings 21, similar to those in the housing, are provided in the partition 17.

A trough-like bottom portion 22 is preferably secured to the partition 17 by spot Welding. The bottom portion closes the bottom opening in the housing 8 when the partition is fully inserted and locked within the housing by making a close sliding lit with the lower marginal portions of the housing adjacent its open bottom end.

The locking action occurs when the partition is fully inserted in the housing. The front and rear walls 9 and 10, respectively, are each provided with a detent or riblike indentation 23 near the top edge of the housing. As the partition 17 nears its fully inserted position, the detents 23 are temporarily pressed apart by two pairs of advancing ribs 24 which are each intgeral with the partition 17. Each of the ribs 24 are preferably colinear with a diiferent rib 18, each pair of colinear ribs 18 and 24 being separated from each other by a notch 25, as best seen in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. When the partition is fully pushed into the housing, the ribs 24 pass beyond the detents 23 and allow the detents to snap into locking position Within the notches 2S,

To unlock the bank a special slotted Wedge-shaped key 26 is inserted so as to straddle the partition 17 at the coin receiving end 13 of the housing 8. This springs the upper marginal portions of the housing walls apart and withdraws the detents 23 from the notches 25. In this position the partition 17 may be easily withdrawn from the bottom of the housing 8.

The foregoing detailed description is given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, for some modifications will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

A pocket savings bank for coins comprising: a at resilient sheet metal housing having an opening across its top end for receiving the coins and a pair of opposed inwardly extending transverse rib-like detents near said top end of the housing; and a partition of sheet metal adapted to be slid into said housing through its open bottom end, said partition having ribs on both faces and a closure for said bottom end of the housing, and said ribs having locking notches near the top of said partition of a size to receive said detents in the housing to lock the partition within the housing.

References Cited in the ile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,447,534 Corbett Mar. 6, 1923 1,700,986 Moran Feb. 5, 1929 1,700,987 Moran Feb. 5, 1929 1,700,988 Moran Feb. 5, 19.29 

